08/27/2026
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🌕 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻… 𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗨𝗣 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧. 👀✨
Because we could be getting one heck of a show.
Tonight into early Friday morning, Michigan will have a front-row seat to a 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀𝗲—and there's even a chance the 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 could join the party. 🤯
First up: the moon.
🌕 The eclipse begins subtly around 𝟵:𝟮𝟯 𝗽.𝗺.
🌘 The noticeable partial eclipse gets underway around 𝟭𝟬:𝟯𝟯 𝗽.𝗺.
🌑 And the BIG moment comes around 𝟭𝟮:𝟭𝟮 𝗮.𝗺. Friday.
At maximum eclipse, roughly 96% of the moon will be inside Earth's dark shadow globally, creating an almost-total eclipse and potentially giving much of the moon that gorgeous reddish-orange “blood moon” appearance.
And then things get even more interesting.
✨ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝘁𝗼𝗼.
Geomagnetic storm watches are in effect following recent solar activity, with conditions potentially reaching G2 (Moderate) levels. If everything lines up, aurora could extend farther south than usual.
But—and this is important—𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗮 𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲.
Your best bet?
🌌 Get away from city lights.
🧭 Find a clear view toward the north for aurora.
📱 Try your phone's night mode—even faint aurora can sometimes show up better on camera.
The lunar eclipse, meanwhile, will be visible across Michigan wherever skies cooperate, and you don't need eclipse glasses to watch it.
A reddish moon AND Northern Lights on the same Michigan night?
𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗵… 𝘄𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽. 🌕💚
𝗪𝗵𝗼’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲? 👇
